Do you know when World Book Day is?

Ji Xianlin said, "...people must read in order to inherit and carry forward the wisdom of their predecessors. The reason why human beings can progress depends on the ability to read and write books."

Although reading may not necessarily make your life better, being able to read is at least a skill.

The ancients valued reading so seriously, let alone us?

So, do you know when World Book Day is?

Let’s take a look!

The full name of "World Book Day" is "World Book and Copyright Day", also translated as "World Book Day". The original idea came from the International Publishers Association.

In 1995, April 23 of each year was officially designated as "World Book and Copyright Day", with the purpose of promoting more people to read and write.

In 1972, UNESCO issued a call to the world to "move towards a reading society", requiring everyone in society to read, books becoming a necessity of life, and reading becoming an indispensable part of everyone's daily life.

In 1995, UNESCO declared April 23 as "World Book Day".

This day is the death anniversary of the Spanish writer Cervantes and the famous British writer Shakespeare.

According to data, since the announcement of World Book Day, more than 100 countries and regions have participated in this event.

On April 23 every year, various countries turn reading promotion activities into a lively and joyful festival.

In today's era, information is exploding and coming in waves. While various modern communication media are expanding people's horizons, they are also taking away people's time for reading.

What is particularly concerning is that various unfavorable factors such as social impetuousness and fast food culture have also hindered the expansion and deepening of national reading.

In recent years, some social surveys have shown that the national reading rate has declined, which illustrates the importance and urgency of reaffirming and carrying forward the tradition of reading.

In the era of knowledge economy, modernization construction relies more than ever on the power of knowledge and the improvement of the cultural quality of the entire people.

Scientific development, people-oriented.

We should vigorously advocate reading in the whole society, improve the knowledge level and self-learning and development capabilities of the people, especially teenagers, cultivate their interest in reading, and make reading a "fashion" that they pursue throughout their lives, which is very conducive to building a learning society and

An innovative society is conducive to the implementation of the national strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education and strengthening the country through talent.

With the help of a good format like "World Book Day", we can inherit and carry forward the fine traditions and create a strong reading atmosphere, which will benefit the country and the people and is of far-reaching significance.